ICDP EVENTS



October 10, 2013

Celebrating World Day Against the Death Penalty, 10 October: Parliamentarians, a critical force in promoting the abolition of the death penalty

Panel discussion: Parliamentarians, a critical force in promoting the abolition of the death penalty The International Commission against the Death Penalty (ICDP) jointly with the Inter-Parliamentary […]
March 14, 2015

ICDP Commissioners participate in the biennial high-level panel discussion on the question of the death penalty at the 28th Session of the UN Human Rights Council, Geneva

On 4 March 2014, ICDP Commissioners Mr Mohammed Bedjaoui and Ms Ruth Dreifuss participated in the first Biennial high-level panel discussion organized by the UN Office […]
February 20, 2019

On the 7th World Congress against the Death Penalty ICDP organised a side event: “States abolish the death penalty: experiences and lessons learnt”

On the occasion of the 7th World Congress against the Death Penalty,the International Commission against the Death Penalty (ICDP), is organising a side event, “How States […]
December 11, 2020

The International Commission against the Death Penalty hosted a webinar on 14 December 2020

To celebrate Human Rights Day, the International Commission against the Death Penalty will host a webinar on 14 December 2020. The event will be special as 2020 marks the tenth anniversary for the Commission, which was founded in October 2010 in Madrid
December 10, 2020

Director of Policy Narayan participated on the 10th of December to the Virtual Conference on the Death Penalty on Executions in the US

A week of live/interactive on-line panel discussions or events were organized by the USA NGOs death penalty action, Indiana abolition Coalition, Journey of Hope, Terre Haute death penalty Resistance and the Social justice Workers on the issue of “Human Rights in Crisis: The US Federal Execution Spree”
November 30, 2020

Meeting of High-Level Representatives of the Support Group for the 10th Anniversary of the creation of ICDP

On the 13 October 2020, on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of ICDP, a high-level meeting with respected personalities from the Support Group Member States took place virtually on the invitation of the Minister of Foreign European Union and Cooperation of Spain Arancha González Laya. The meeting was also an opportunity to celebrate and commend Kazakhstan for its recent accession to the Second Optional Protocol
October 26, 2020

On 23 October, ICDP participated in a Virtual Seminar on “La Pena de Muerte en las Américas: ¿Un Problema del Pasado?”, organized by PGA’s National Group and the Parliamentary Group on Human Rights in the National Assembly of Ecuador

On 23 October, Executive Director Asunta Vivo participated in a Virtual seminar on "La Pena de Muerte en las Americas: ¿Un Problema del Pasado?"
December 10, 2021

ICDP receives the 2020 North-South Prize of the Council of Europe at the Portuguese Parliament

On 9 December 2021, the International Commission against the Death Penalty (ICDP or Commission) received the prestigious 2020 North-South Prize of the Council of Europe. ICDP was represented by Commissioner Marta Santos Pais in person
December 9, 2021

Commissioner Hanne Sophie Greve participated in the Oslo Peace Days 2021 conference on the Efforts Towards the Abolition of the Death Penalty

On 8 December 2021, The Norwegian Centre for Human Rights and the Research Group on Human Rights, Armed Conflicts, and the Law of Peace and Security organized a conference on international, regional and national efforts towards ensuring the abolition
April 19, 2021

ICDP Commissioner Marta Santos Pais participated in the international Conference on the death penalty organized by the Portuguese Presidency of the EU on 4 May

ICDP Commissioner Marta Santos Pais will participate in the International Conference on the Death Penalty organized by the Portuguese Presidency of the EU. The International conference will take place on 4 May
February 19, 2021

Participation of ICDP Commissioner former President of Mongolia Tsakhia Elbegdorj in the UN Biennial high-level panel discussion on the question of the death penalty

ICDP Commissioner and former President of Mongolia Tsakhia Elbegdorj participated on 23 February in the biannual high-level panel discussion on the question of the death penalty during the 46th session of the Human Rights Council
October 11, 2022

A Public Event to Commemorate the World Day against the Death Penalty in Madrid

On 10 October, on the occasion of the 20th World Day against the Death Penalty, Commissioner O’Malley participated in a well-attended public event at the Bolívar Hall in Casa de América featuring a panel co-organized by the ICDP, the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, EU and Cooperation titled “The Death Penalty in the Americas”
September 30, 2022

ICDP participates in the high-level side event at the UN General Assembly on Pathways to Moratorium on the Use of Death Penalty: Effective and Good Practices from Member States

The International Commission against the Death Penalty (ICDP or Commission) participated in a high-level side event tititled 'Pathways to Moratorium on the Use of Death Penalty
July 12, 2022

Webinar on Human Rights and Good Practices in Spain and Kyrgyzstan

On 22 July 2022, ICDP participated in a webinar on human rights and the promotion of good practices in Spain and Kyrgyzstan, organized by Casa Asia and the OSCE Academy in Bishkek. Executive Director Asunta Vivó discussed the events leading up to abolition in both countries
July 4, 2022

Roundtable on Constitutional Reforms: Ensuring Human Dignity and Human Rights

The Permanent Missions of Uzbekistan in Geneva organized a roundtable on Constitutional Reforms: Ensuring Human Dignity and Human Rights on 4 July 2022 on the margins of the 50th session of the Human Rights Council. ICDP Vice President Ruth Dreifuss participated in the roundtable discussion
June 29, 2022

ICDP co-organizes a side event in Geneva at the sidelines of 50th Human Rights Council with Australia on “Youth and the Death Penalty”

On 29 June, ICDP co-organized with Australia a side event at the sidelines of the Human Rights Council consisting of a panel discussion with presentations of the international human rights legal framework providing for the abolition of the death penalty for those children
June 24, 2022

Roundtable discussion on lessons learned from national experiences abolishing the death penalty in Geneva in sidelines of the 50th Human Rights Council

On 24 June 2022, ICDP co-organized with Kazakhstan a side event at the sidelines of the 50th Human Rights Council consisting of a roundtable on lessons learned by countries from national experiences in the global campaign for a universal abolition of death penalty